Questions and Answers about
Neil Young
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in Classic RockWho sang Sweet Home Alabama, the 1974 southern rock anthem that dissed Neil Young?
Answer: “Sweet Home, Alabama” was written by Gary Rossington, Ed King, and Ronnie Van Zant, who was the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd and died in a plane crash in 1977. The song was a response to Neil Young’s songs Southern Man and Alabama, which criticized the South for its history of slavery and segregation.…
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in Classic RockWhich artists removed their discography from Spotify in 2022?
Answer: Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from Spotify on Jan. 26, 2022, to protest the platform’s support of Joe Rogan, the streaming service’s star podcaster. Rogan has been widely criticized as misinformation about the coronavirus._x000D_
